by Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY

by Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY

"I love his palette with red wine. I'm the queen of the whites and the rosés. He loves red. Because of his family, he and his family are very versed in wines. He's really sexy when he talks about wine and I love it," says Barrymore. "I love it so much. It's always a pleasure when you can talk to your partner about the things you're doing in life. He's far smarter about red than I am. I'm loving learning. Reds are tricky."

So when it comes to Merlots or Cabernets, Barrymore lets her better half make the call. "I love when he chooses. Eight times out of 10, he nails it. Which are pretty good odds," she says.

Barrymore has ventured into the wine business with her well-received Barrymore Pinot Grigio. And because Barrymore doesn't do anything halfway, she's well-versed in every aspect of her wine launch, including the fact that it's sold in Mario Batali's Eataly food emporium. "We pushed really hard to be in Eataly. It's a very long process," she says.